The "Middle East and Terrorism" Blog was created in order to supply information about the implication of Arab countries and Iran in terrorism all over the world. Most of the articles in the blog are the result of objective scientific research or articles written by senior journalists.

From the Ethics of the Fathers: "He [Rabbi Tarfon] used to say, it is not incumbent upon you to complete the task, but you are not exempt from undertaking it."

?php
>

Monday, June 27, 2016

"Israel
awaits the day when (Abbas) stops spreading lies and dealing in
incitement. Until then, Israel will continue to defend itself against
Palestinian incitement, which motivates acts of terrorism,"

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas back peddled on
controversial statements he made during a speech in front of the
European Union parliament on Thursday that alleged Israeli rabbis had
incited to poison Palestinian water wells.

A statement
released by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) late Friday
evening admitted that the reports on which Abbas had based his
statements were inaccurate.“After it has become evident
that the alleged statements by a rabbi on poisoning Palestinian wells,
which were reported by various media outlets, are baseless, President
Mahmoud Abbas has affirmed that he didn't intend to do harm to Judaism
or to offend Jewish people around the world,” the statement said.The
PLO also affirmed that Abbas “rejected all claims that accuse him and
the Palestinian people of offending the Jewish religion,” adding that he
“also condemned all accusations of anti-Semitism.”While the main thrust of Abbas’s speech to the EU parliament centered on condemning the international community’s complacency with Israel’s illegal occupation, his off-transcript remarks regarding the alleged incitement by Israeli rabbis made headlines and sparked outrage in Israel."Only
a week ago, a number of rabbis in Israel announced, and made a clear
announcement, demanding that their government poison the water to kill
the Palestinians," Abbas reportedly said. "Isn't that clear incitement
to commit mass killings against the Palestinian people?"Various
media outlets, including Gulf News and Turkish state news agency
Anadalu reported that a rabbi or group of rabbis had issued such an
advisory, though the reports were later debunked by Reuters and other Israeli media sites.Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the speech, accusing Abbas
of anti-Semitism for spreading a medieval-era “blood libel.” "Israel
awaits the day when (Abbas) stops spreading lies and dealing in
incitement. Until then, Israel will continue to defend itself against
Palestinian incitement, which motivates acts of terrorism," the
statement said.The statement also slammed Abbas for
refusing to meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin for direct
negotiations in Brussels, a meeting that had reportedly been proposed by
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and subsequently welcomed by Rivlin.

Abbas has rejected Netanyahu's demands for bilateral peace negotiations, and has instead pushed for the EU-endorsed French initiative for a multilateral, international conference to restart the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.

In
the retraction of the statements made during the EU parliament speech,
Abbas for his part also “condemned all illegitimate practices and
policies by the Israeli occupation authorities and settlers against the
Palestinian people, which have included incitement against the
Palestinian people and their rights.”Both Palestinian and
Israeli leadership have accused each other of inciting and encouraging
the current wave of upheaval in the occupied Palestinian territory and
Israel that began in October.

Maan NewsSource: http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=772000 Follow Middle East and Terrorism on TwitterCopyright - Original materials copyright (c) by the authors.